THE ELECTRICAL SAFETY COUNCIL
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Electrical Safety Council is an independent charity committed to helping people protect themselves and their families from faulty, damaged, substandard and poorly maintained electrical installations and products
Latest income
£7.2m
Expenditure
£4.9m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £5.8m | £1.9m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £5.6m | £2.0m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £7.1m | £2.7m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £9.2m | £3.4m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £7.2m | £4.9m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £87k |
| Trading | £5.8m |
| Investment income | £1.3m |
| Total income | £7.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £4.4m |
| Raising funds | £76k |
| Grants to institutions | £704k |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £4.9m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £38.1m |
| Total funds | £38.1m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £38.1m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £38.1m |
| Cash | £13.9m |
People
| Employees | 26 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.